From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 161 Who in the Open World Has the Traditional Way to Run Quests?
Lan En was sitting in the room where his group had temporarily set up a courtyard, bowing his head in thought.

Ogierd's wish has a way out from the original book. According to the game in the original book, his first wish should not be the current [Prince Toad], but the well-known [Hell Party].

And this task of [Prince Toad] is not Ogierd's wish in the original book, but a task he posted on the notice board in the form of commission to attract players to contact him.

But this was Lane's first meeting with him, and it made sense as Ogierd's first urgent task to complete.

But Lane didn't intend to just kill or capture that giant toad rashly, because Lane knew its true identity - the prince of the distant foreign country Oufeier.

Ophir is in a country outside the mainland. In the original book, the prince came to Niubao to study, but he became Ogild's rival in love and was cursed into a big toad.

Lan didn't intend to kill him.

If Lan remembers correctly, Ofir still has a lot of local products, some of which can bring great strength to himself and even the entire force.

He had planned for a long time, but he didn't know how to contact this mysterious country on the other side of the sea.

Now that there is such a good opportunity in front of him, how can Lann be willing to kill this prince just like a monster?

Such a waste.

However, this [Heart of Stone] series of quests Lann is imperative, because its rewards are too rich, and just meeting Ogierd has directly promoted him to a level.

Lane estimates that these three wishes are the three main tasks, each of which can give him another level up; together with the series of task rewards after the mirror master completes the contract at the end, maybe it can bring Lane four more character level upgrades !
So this series of missions Lane must be completed, Ogierd's three wishes Lane must be fulfilled.

But it's not Lann's style to be led by the nose like this. Reality is not like a game. Who knows if there will be any other variables.

So Lann wants to try now, whether he can complete this series of tasks at the pace he wants to maximize his benefits.

It's not that Lane has never thought of playing word games, such as taking an ordinary toad back to prevaricate Ogierd, or taking it back to Prince Toad without giving it to him.

But after careful consideration, he still vetoed himself.After all, what I am facing at this moment is a real person, not an AI. Who knows if Ogierd will do something wrong in the process of making a wish later, and make things out of control.

After a long time, Lan finally made a draft in his heart, intending to have a little bit of a delay with the beginning of all this, and to verify some of his inner guesses.

He took out the ordinary mirror from the [item column], and whispered:

"Mirror Master."

"I am here."

There was a polite voice outside the door, and there was a rhythmic knock on the door.

This time there was no time to stop, but it was obvious that everyone in the room was unaware of this person's arrival, and Master Mirror started to play something new.

Lan En rubbed his brows with a headache: "Come in!"

The dusty demon merchant walked into the room slowly and found himself a chair.

"Why didn't I see you knocking on the door at Ogild's place before, why did you become so polite here?"

The mirror master took it for granted: "You are a friend, he is a debtor, you are different."

"Then why are you looking for me again so quickly? Has Ogierd's wish troubled you? I must remind you: Lane, the difficulty of your mission has increased, and Ogierd seems to be planning to make things difficult for you one time."

Lan En raised his eyebrows: "Embarrassed?"

Master Mirror said: "Your enemy has found him. It seems that he has a special source of information."

enemy?Lane really couldn't think of it for a while.

Although he has always been kind to others, there are still many people who want his life due to various complicated reasons. Not to mention various political forces, there are also many people who conspire against the blood of the ancients.

Master Mirror kindly helped Lan point out the direction: "The one you just hit recently."

Oh, Riens.

Lan En rubbed his brows with a headache, it really was a little devil.How did he know that he is now an enemy of Ogierd? Could it be that he got the information from Vizmir II?

Is Vigfortz behind him really so clever? What happened to Di Pang and Philippa? Was it intentional or careless?

Lan rubbed his face, and the expression management went online.

"This bad news comes just in time." Lan said word by word, "I've had this idea for a long time: I don't want to do it anymore."

"About this wish, Ogierd has concealed something from me. I think this wish will bring me unexpected troubles. Before I know the whole story of this story, I intend to refuse this mission."

"I'm also tired of the feeling of being led by the nose. Ogierd jumped out with one wish after another, and I spent it with him day by day? I'm a person with big things to do."

When Lan En was talking, he had been carefully observing the eyes of the mirror master, but there was no emotion in those eyes, and the only thing he could see was Lan himself reflected from the pupils.

"Lan, if you are having trouble because of being concealed, then I can help you solve your confusion first."

The mirror master's voice was unusually calm, as if he was sure that Lan would take back what he had just said in the end.

"Ogierd once fell in love with a beautiful lady named Alice. But at that time Ogierd's family was in decline and his business went bankrupt many times, so Miss Alice's parents didn't think highly of him, instead Favored a prince of Ophir, and made a marriage contract. Ogilde hated this prince so much."

"At first, he wanted to kill the prince directly, but this couldn't satisfy his twisted desire for revenge. So he taught himself black magic, and cursed the prince into an ugly toad - he must be praised for his superb black magic talent here. "

"It may be that the prince's suffering has satisfied him now, or he has finally grown tired of looking at the ugly toad, and wants to use your hand to learn about this shameful revenge."

Master Mirror looked at Lann with a smile: "How about this story? Did the tortuous plot and distorted human nature make you feel excited and feel the beauty of the world?"

Lan shook his head: "I sincerely hope that my life won't be so 'beautiful' - that is to say, if I go to deal with this toad, I will essentially kill the princes of other countries, and not only will an innocent person Involved in our grievances, there may be a powerful enemy for no reason, right?"

"No one is innocent, Lann. Isn't it worthwhile to die for love? You need to get rid of these superfluous moral burdens." The mirror master taught, "And how can an enemy far away be compared to an enemy right in front of you?" What about it? You have to think about it."

Lann paused: "Are you finally threatening me?"

The mirror master raised his hands: "No, no, I mean other people. What I mean is: you need my power to deal with them, so you have to help me recover my debts as soon as possible."

Lan En stared at Master Mirror for a long time, and began to think as if he was finally convinced.

"The wish he made was for me to bring Prince Toad back, right?"

Master Mirror nodded, and then kindly reminded: "But he will still kill Prince Toad later, and he may use a more cruel way."

Lan shook his head and began to raise his own conjectures, which was his main purpose for calling the Mirror Master over.

Unlike Geralt, who fights alone and is controlled by others, Lann does not want to be led by the nose and runs the mission honestly. He wants to try to complete this series of missions in a more efficient way, and get as much as possible from it. Harvests other than system rewards.

In a free world with a high degree of openness, is there anything wrong with players going to spend some time?
Not wanting to hurt Prince Toad is his moral consideration, but it is also an excuse for him to extend the starting point of his subsequent actions.

"As long as Prince Toad is brought back, the mission is complete. Is there such a possibility: When I bring Prince Toad back, I also have the conditions to satisfy his remaining two wishes, so all three of his wishes can be fulfilled?" Satisfied in an instant, reaching your contract standard, and then you can take away his soul and make the ending 'happy for all'."

After hearing Lan En's words, Master Mirror showed a look of surprise on his face. He seemed very happy with Lan En's change of thinking mode, but he said regretfully:
"Your thinking is too immature. Want to fulfill three wishes in one go? This will really save trouble, and it can also avoid the embarrassment that Ogierd is making for you now. But Ogierd only says one wish at a time, you You can only do it one by one.”

"About this, I have always had a question." Lan said, "With your ability, you must be able to know what Ogierd's three wishes are. You can read minds, see the future, and even induce him Make a wish. I don't believe you can't even think of a solution that I can think of, why do you have to complicate simple things?"

Master Mirror shook his head: "That would violate the rules, and it would be too boring."

Understood, it's another fun person who forced himself to be difficult, right?Moreover, Lan estimated that Ogierd's soul matter was minor, and Master Mirror preferred to watch his spokesperson and Ogierd's battle of wits and courage, so he let everything develop.

"Then what if I say that I can accurately predict the remaining two wishes of Ogierd? Under this premise, is my plan feasible?"

"You want to fulfill his wish before he says it?" Master Mirror's eyes finally changed, and his tone became puzzled:
"You can read minds? But even if you are a warlock, the mind reading skills you use are messy and disorganized thoughts, and you can't pinpoint Ogierd's wishes. Moreover, he is immune to magic because of my contract..."

He thought of something, his eyes locked on Lann suddenly, and he showed the look of looking at the treasure again: "You didn't use magic, but other skills and talents, right? I didn't realize it before, and I also When you didn't react, you explored Ogierd?"

The mirror master stood up and looked at Lan in amazement.

And Lane nodded, and asked: "So I only have one question here, is it possible that Ogierd deliberately didn't say the wish to embarrass me, or he just said some random wish, such as asking me to die immediately—— After all, according to you, he has joined forces with my enemies."

The mirror master seemed to be intoxicated in the process of looking at Lan En, and it took a while before he replied:
"He won't not say his wish, then he will violate the contract, and I can take him away directly; you don't have to worry about him letting you die, the wish he said must come out of him at that moment In his thoughts, the most real and most urgent desire. This is determined by his current state and his heart."

"Unless you really did something at the time, even able to shake his heart of stone, and make Ogierd's hatred for you surpass everything in the world. To be honest, I am quite looking forward to this situation."

Looking at the determined Master Mirror, Lan suddenly had an illusion: Could it be the result of Master Mirror's indulgence that Ogierd was able to escape so far?
This person who thought he played with the devil, but he didn't know that he was actually just a mouse played by the cat. He used his arrogance and indulgence to create a rare role for Master Mirror and write a different story?

But this is a good thing for Lane now.

Now that the mirror master also left behind to prevent Ogierd from changing his "true wish" at will, Lan can continue to act according to his plan.

Lan shook his head and said, "Then let's deal with Ogierd's first wish first: 'Catch Prince Toad'. Do you have any suggestions? For example, technologies such as reducing the size of monsters and filling them into glass bottles."

The mirror master spread his hands and said helplessly: "I can't help you with the realization of these wishes—this is the rule. But why don't you ask your friends around you? They may be able to give you advice."

Lan frowned, who could he ask about this kind of thing, the magical conch?
(End of this chapter)